The most exciting news of the week is that the bricks for the Fellowship Chapel building are being made as we speak. The young men from Mobile Missionary Maintenance brought their machine to Luanshya and have been working for the last few days.
Already they have made nearly 1,500 bricks of the required 6,000. Once this is completed the next step is to put up the walls. Lord willing, the building will be completed this year. Pray for continued progress.
We spent an evening with John and Sarah Bwalya discussing their plans for the future. Before they were married we had them write up a one year, five year and ten year plan. They are doing well in following their plan even with all the "bumps in the road". John is considering cell group Bible studies in his school community. Both he and Sarah have a very strong reputation vocationally and spiritually. We are proud of these young people.
Please continue to pray for them as they serve where the Lord calls.
On Friday the Youth class continued their study on the end times. Their topic was "The Antichrist". A lot of discussion was generated particularly on the need to tell others about the Lord Jesus Christ before it is too late. In the film that followed, which was entitled Revelation, this same subject matter was portrayed on the screen and the adults who joined that activity asked many of the same questions. The group actually doubled from the previous week and we pray that many more will come this week to watch the film "Tribulation". Pray that many hearts will be stirred and lives will be changed.
We have a special prayer request concerning one of the churches in a township nearby. Without going into a lot of detail, there is a power struggle between the church leadership and the congregation at large.
Apparently there was quite a brouhaha. A few weeks ago when people who weren't even a part of the church came to a meeting to watch the "fight".
People were shouting, making accusations and basically acting very unchristian. The leaders are heartbroken because many of these are people they have led to the Lord and trained over the years. Please pray for the situation. God is not honoured in confusion.
We know that in the last days the work of the Lord is not going to get easier. People will seek those who tickle their ears and false teachers will abound. I am actually teaching about this subject in a few minutes from 2 Peter 2. We know we are in the last days and we know who made the promises to protect and keep.
Thank you for allowing us to represent you.
In His Service,
Patrick & Sherry
